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What I don’t understand, and may never understand, is why she is in jail.

You ask the questions many FReepers are unwilling to discuss sensibly.

My original question regards why she is in jail and 0 is not? Both officials have selectively chosen not to enforce certain "laws" and have announced their intentions.

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RE: My original question regards why she is in jail and 0 is not?

The only answer I can think of is this — because no one in power is willing to help her.

No PROMINENT person ( not Trump, Not Kasich, not Fiorina, no Republicans in Congress except Ted Cruz, no Kentucky legislator ), is willing to speak up on her behalf.

Her case in fact is similar to the one in California. After the citizens of California voted FOR Proposition 8 ( which recognizes ONLY marriages between man and woman ), the then, mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, OPENLY VIOLATED THE law by issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.

RESULT: He is now elevated to Lt. Governor of California. Kim Davis sits in jail without bail ( Heck even the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was given bail ).

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Davis was sued and is personally a defendant before a federal judge. In that situation, she can be and was named in a personal contempt order.

Any time a government official is sued for failure to evenly apply a law, the courts dismiss the suit because the government has "prosecutorial discretion" and other prerogatives.